Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy O'Keeffe for the compliment but he is not the first person to tell me I am a poacher turned gamekeeper.

I do not feel in any way disturbed by having said it. The NTA has a record of stepping in to keep communities connected. That is the NTA's mandate, and it issued a press statement two weeks ago specifically saying it would step in to such situations. I am not getting involved or influencing events. It is a matter of fact and the NTA fulfilling its mandate. While I can understand why the Deputy is saying it might sound like I am interfering, I am only repeating what the NTA said.